Tell the truest history in the simplest words.
As we all know, after the founding of the Song Dynasty, in order to strengthen the centralization of power and consolidate the rule of future generations, at a banquet, through coercion and inducement, forced Shi Shouxin, Murong Yanzhao, Han Lingkun and other four leaders of the forbidden army to surrender their military power. Many people think it is an easy thing when they look at this matter, but in fact, there is a very long process of this matter, and there was once a mingjun who saw this matter very thoroughly.
Zhao Kuangyin
This Ming Jun was emperor Gaozong of the Qing Dynasty. The Qianlong Emperor was a studious emperor who liked to read history books. When reading history books, they often record their own views as criticisms. He once made a very long criticism in the "cup of wine to release the military power", he believes that the "cup of wine to release the military power" must not be as simple as it seems, Shi Shouxin these people will not easily hand over the military power, if these forbidden army leaders who hold heavy power only rely on a meal and a banquet to hand over the military power, it is too underestimated these people who hold military power.
Qianlong
Therefore, the Qianlong Emperor believed that the reason why "a cup of wine to release military power" was because Zhao Kuangyin was in a long-term exchange with Shi Shouxin and these generals, and his wisdom, his ability, and his style made Shi Shouxin, Murong Yanzhao, Han Lingkun, and other leaders of the forbidden army deeply feel that they were definitely not Zhao Kuangyin's opponents, so it was possible to "release military power with a cup of wine." However, Qianlong overlooked an important point - the long process.
Let's take a look at what Zhao Kuangyin prepared before the "glass of wine to release the military power".
At the end of the first year of Jianlong (960 AD), one day after Zhao Kuangyin had quelled Li Yun and Li Chongjin's rebellion, he summoned Zhao Pu, a minister who was proficient in the way of governance, and asked: "Why has the emperor changed eight surnames and twelve kings for decades since the end of the Tang Dynasty, and the battles have been endless?" I want to destroy the world's soldiers from now on, and build a long-term plan for the country, is there any good way? ”
Chen Qiao Incident
Zhao Pu was proficient in the Tao of Governance, and had already considered these issues, and after listening to Taizu's questions, he raised the crux of the problem because the power of the clan town was too heavy, the king was weak and the subject was strong, and the method of governance was not a coincidence, as long as he cut his power, controlled his money valley, and collected his elite soldiers, the world was naturally stable.
Thus a plan to re-establish a centralized autocracy was conceived and gradually put into practice. Fan Jun pointed out in the "Five Generations Theory": "Where the military power lies, it will follow the prosperity, and where the military power goes, it will die with it" reveals the decisive role played by the military power in the change of the political situation since the end of the Tang Dynasty and the fifth dynasty. Therefore, Zhao Kuangyin set his eyes on the forbidden army.
At the time of the Chen Qiao Incident, Shi Shouxin and Wang Zhenqi, the main leaders of the forbidden army guarding the capital, were zhao Kuangyin's "brothers in association", and when they learned of the success of the mutiny, they immediately opened the city to greet them. Before this, Zhao Kuangyin used "on the day of the army, when the inspection point is the son of heaven" to make the DPRK chaotic, he borrowed the reason to "add the yellow robe to the body", here, the most important position is "the inspection in front of the palace".
After the Chen Qiao Incident, Zhao Kuangyin had begun a series of preventive measures. After taking the throne, Zhao Kuangyin beheaded Qiu's gatekeeper and promoted him to the official position of Chen Qiao's gatekeeper. In the second year of Jianlong, Zhao Kuangyin dismissed Murong Yanzhao from his post of "counting inspections in front of the palace" to avoid a repetition of the drama of "point inspections to be the son of heaven", and sent Murong Yanzhao and Han Lingkun, two leaders of the forbidden army, to Hebei to serve as local emissaries and "part-time" leaders of the forbidden army.
A glass of wine releases the military power
After these two long-term local leaders of the Forbidden Army were "dismissed" (in name only), the deputy generals were "logically" dismissed. In order to soothe their emotions, Zhao Kuangyin treated them very kindly. It was precisely because of these favors that the corruption of the Song Dynasty was caused (not listed here). In short, these people were both afraid and grateful to Zhao Kuangyin, so they would surrender their military power.
Taizu thought that Shi Shouxin and the others were his former friends and did not mind, and Zhao Pu said several times: "The subjects are not worried that they will betray Your Majesty, but if their subordinates covet wealth and wealth, in case there are evil people who support them, can they be autonomous?" These words actually reminded Song Taizu that he should remember the history of the Chen Qiao Mutiny and must avoid the recurrence of similar events.
Sure enough, Zhao Kuangyin soon took measures against the military power of senior generals of the Forbidden Army. Zhao Kuangyin promised to marry Shi Shouxin and other high-ranking generals, and the widow's sister would marry Gao Huaide, and later marry his daughter to the son of Shi Shouxin and Wang Zhenqi, and Zhang Lingze's daughter to Zhao Guangmei, the third brother of Taizu, but the premise was that the military power was surrendered.
Shi Shouxin, who was both afraid and grateful to Zhao Kuangyin, and others chose a wise path in the most difficult liquor game in history and surrendered their military power. In fact, Zhao Kuangyin really treated them kindly. Not only did they fulfill their promises, but they also indulged in their extravagant fornication, (which led to a miasma of smoke up and down the entire military attaché clique.) ）
In short, the "glass of wine to release the military power" is a success. As for the consequences of "a glass of wine and the release of military power", who can say whether it is right or wrong?
Reference: "Continued Zizhi Tongjian Vol. II, Song Ji II"